THE CURATOR: Meat art, Twitter NFL stats, antique books, Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters, Bollywood films

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THE CURATOR: Meat art, Twitter NFL stats, antique books, Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters, Bollywood films

POSTED: Tuesday, September 29, 2009, 9:17 PM

Filed Under: Movies | Shopping | The Curator Visual Art

Every Tuesday, Critical Mass sifts through the art blog world so you don't have to.

-From the Oprah mad-cow scandal to the Quarter-Pounder, Americans can't seem to get enough of beef. It's no wonder, then, that the Urban Outfitters blog took a liking to local artist Dominic Episcopo's 'United Steaks," a collection of photographs featuring slabs of meat carved to resemble Texas, Jersey, California and other states. Sidenote: We've been diggining Episcopo for a while.

-Miss Bee from Phillyist gives a recount of NFL stats ' Twitter-style. Which is quite a bit more approachable than reading something like ESPN.com, especially if you know jack about football (comme moi).

-The art of bookmaking is enjoying a comeback. (Perhaps because the Kindle is dooming the future of mass-produced books?) By binding antique books in recycled leather from old holsters and chaps, Philly artist Margaux Kent is already tackling the arty book market, which both Free People and alpha blog Boing Boing gave props to last week.

-Many people are familiar with Quirk Books' Worst-Case Scenario guides, but this Philly publisher is starting to take the literary world by leaps and giggles with its newer collections, which add a monster spin to classic books. As noted on their Irreference blog, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies just got a plug on the season premiere of Heroes. Check out the book trailer for Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters up top.

-Last week City Paper gave a Choice Award to Munish Narula, the creator of Tiffin, a Web-based Indian food delivery company that's seen huge success in the region. But things are getting even better for those who fuel themselves with Tiffin's cuisine. Meal Ticket reports that along with their meal, Northern Liberties residents can now order a Bollywood film ' making those Urvashi turnovers feel even more authentic.

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